Integrating with Energy and Resource Baselines

In order to be realistic and cost-effective, a bioenergy strategy must be implemented in relation to overall energy policies and the sector supply and demand options and scenarios that support those policies. The energy options and scenarios depend in turn on some reference system that includes a set of baseline assumptions and estimates. . The different types of baselines are discussed below followed by a review of data requirements, bioenergy applications and the process of baseline development itself.